I have 13 years of experience in commercial video-games development and a strong entrepreneurial background. For 6 years I ran my own company from a one man startup to a 12 people company working for various renowned publishers and clients.
I am now enjoying working at Playerthree Ltd in London.
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Career History
May 2011 – today
Playerthree Ltd
Senior Producer
Currently working on various games for mobile and handheld consoles.
Jun 2010 – May 2011
Geniaware srl
Senior Producer
I was in charge of managing a team of around 30 people developing a game for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox360.
Sep 2003 – today (currently not doing much)
IMPRESSIONWARE srl
Co-founder, Managing Director and President
Impressionware is a games development company focusing on hand-held platforms such as Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, casual gaming and iPhone gaming.
It has developed games for clients of the caliber of SEGA, THQ, Oberon and the Bocconi University.
My role involves:
Day-to-day running of the company
Business development
Deal making
Project Management
Product Marketing
June 2009 - March 2010
Double Jungle
Co-founder, COO
Double Jungle is a new videogames publisher.
The company publishes games for DS, Wii, PSP, PS3 and iPhone mainly through digital delivery channels.
May 2002 – Sep 2003
Information Technology Consultant
Free-lance programmer, mainly on mobile games development.
Clients included:
Omnitel Vodafone
Ribes Informatica
LCG Bioscience RBM
LCG Bioscience Bourn Hall Clinic
Serono SA
Dynamic Fun srl
Dec 2000 – May 2002
Trecision Spa
Senior Programmer
Artificial Intelligence Programmer on Zidane Football Generation
Apr 1998 – Nov 2000
Codemasters Software Company Ltd
Programmer
Programmer on Prince Naseem Boxing PC / Mike Tyson Boxing.
Lead programmer on the conversion to DirectX of Brian Lara Cricket 98 PC.
Five months in the Developer Support Group writing core libraries used in Codemasters future releases.
Worked with the design & prototype department on the design and prototyping of two future projects.
Sep 1995 - Jan 1996
University of Westminster, London
Teaching Assistant
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Education
2005 - 2007
Executive MBA
Master in Business Administration
SAA School of Management
Università degli Studi di Torino
Specialisation in “Generational Marketing”
1997-1998
MSc Diploma in Advanced Methods in Computer Science
(Intelligent Systems)
Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, London
(Thesis not completed for personal reasons)
1994 -1997
BSc in Artificial Intelligence
University of Westminster, London
Upper Second Class Honours Degree.
Final year project: Artificial genetically engineered ecosystems.
1987-1994
Liceo Scientifico Sperimentale (Scientific lyceum), Ivrea (To)
Diploma with specialisation in Computer Science and Mathematics.
